Proverbs 17:11

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

“ ‘So you shall not pollute the land where you live; for blood pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land, for the blood that is shed in it, but by the blood of him who shed it.

Your eye shall not pity him, but you shall purge the innocent blood from Israel that it may go well with you.

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

The people said to Samuel, “Who is he who said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring those men, that we may put them to death!”

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.

Solomon sat on David his father’s throne; and his kingdom was firmly established.

When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel departed to their tents.

Solomon the son of David was firmly established in his kingdom, and Yahweh his God was with him, and made him exceedingly great.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.

He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard that, they said, “May that never be!”

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cup bearer and the chief baker.

If a man schemes and comes presumptuously on his neighbor to kill him, you shall take him from my altar, that he may die.

Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves.

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,” says Yahweh; “but, behold, I will deliver the men everyone into his neighbor’s hand, and into the hand of his king. They will strike the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them.”

He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;

certain wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, “Let’s go and serve other gods,” which you have not known,

Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.

She said to him, “My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.”

Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Behold, the Cushite came. The Cushite said, “News for my lord the king, for Yahweh has avenged you today of all those who rose up against you.”

The king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” The king swore to him.

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We don’t have an inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.

Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious;

Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you will have peace.”

When it is my desire, I will chastise them; and the nations will be gathered against them, when they are bound to their two transgressions.

“Therefore I tell you, God’s Kingdom will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing its fruit.

They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.

Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.

But his citizens hated him, and sent an envoy after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to reign over us.’

“Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

For Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no portion in Yahweh.” ’ So your children might make our children cease from fearing Yahweh.

When he had come, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel went down with him from the hill country, and he led them.

She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.

Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem, but why should we serve him?

Now therefore deliver up the men, the wicked fellows who are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death and put away evil from Israel.” But Benjamin would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the children of Israel.

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know Yahweh.

The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.

But certain worthless fellows said, “How could this man save us?” They despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

Jonathan struck the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.

Afterward, when David heard it, he said, “I and my kingdom are guiltless before Yahweh forever of the blood of Abner the son of Ner.

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’ ”

Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David. For they might not be seen to come into the city.

Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.

Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and carry the king news, how Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.”

There happened to be there a wicked fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite; and he blew the trumpet, and said, “We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, Israel!”

Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.

But all the ungodly will be as thorns to be thrust away, because they can’t be taken with the hand,

He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me about how to answer these people?”

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

Arise, Yahweh, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by your sword;

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

A man who is tormented by life blood will be a fugitive until death; no one will support him.

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”

When the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

But bring those enemies of mine who didn’t want me to reign over them here, and kill them before me.’ ”

There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme;